Unbreakable comb



April 14, 1925.

W. E. MUSE UNBREAKABLE COMB Filed Oct. '18. 1923 INVENTOR. mm? f. Muse A TTORNEYS Patented A r. 14, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. MUSE, OF SAWTELLE, CALIFORNIA.

'U'NBREAKABLE COMB.

Application filed October 18, 1923. Serial No. 669,377.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. MUSE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sawtelle, in the county of Les Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Unbreakable Combs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hair combs made of breakable material, such as celluloid, vuleanized rubber and the like, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of a comb of this character having reinforcing means therein which render the comb unbreakable.

It is also a purpose of my invention to provide a comb having a reinforcing means consisting of unbreakable wires or rods extending through the back of the comb and into each tooth thereof, the wires or rods being completely embedded in the material of which the comb is formed so as not to be exposed to contact with the hair or scalp.

I will describe only one form of unbreakable comb embodying my invention 25 and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view showing in side elevation, with a portion thereof broken away, one form of comb embodying my invention; and

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, my invention in its present embodiment comprises a comb formed of breakable material, such as celluloid, vulcanized rubber or the like, the comb in- 40 eluding a back and teeth 16.

Embedded in the back 15 of the comb is a wire or rod 17 formed of metal or other unbreakable material. This wire or red 17 is substantially eo-extensive in length with the back 15, the ends of the wire or rod terminating short of the ends of the comb so as to prevent exposure thereof, as will be understood.

Extending at regular spaced intervals from the wire or rod 17, or at intervals corresponding to the teeth 16, are relatively short lengths of wire or red 18. These wires or rods 18 are rigidly connected at their upper ends to the wire or rod 17 and they extend downwardly through the teeth 16, terminating short of the points of the teeth, as clearly indicated.

In the present embodiment of my invention, the wires or rods 17 and 18 are formed of suitable metal, with the wires 18 welded or otherwise secured to the wires 17. The wire 17 is n'eferably of about ten gage, while the wires 18 are about thirty gage. As the wires 18 are completely embedded within the teeth 16, it will be clear that they are not exposed to the hair or scalp when the comb is in use.

As clearly shown in Figure 1, the breakable material of which the comb is formed is preferably transparent so that the reinforcing means can be clearly seen so that a prospective purchaser may be fully cognizant of the manner in which the comb is rendered unbreakable.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of unbreakable comb embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A hair comb formed of a breakable material, a wire embedded in and extending along the back of the comb, and wires embedded in and extending along the teeth of the comb.

2. A hair comb formed of a. breakable material, a wire embedded in and extending along the back of the comb, and wires embedded in and extending along the teeth of the comb, the wires of the teeth being connected to the back wire.

3. A reinforcing means for combs formed of breakable material, comprising a wire or red, and short lengths of wires or rods connected to and extending at intervals from the first wire or rod.

4. A comb formed of a. breakable material, and non-breakable members embedded in and ee-extensive in length with the teeth of the comb.

IVILLIAM E. MUSE. 

